The last time the Yankees won the World Series was in 2009 when they beat the Phillies. They beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 and won their 27th World Series title on November 4, 2009. Hideki Matsui of the Yankees won the World Series Most Valuable Player.

In Game 1, the Phillies won because Cliff Lee pitched a complete game and only let one unearned run score. Chase Utley hit two home runs. In Game 2, Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui each hit a solo home run, which helped the Yankees win by a score of 3–1. After rain delayed the start of Game 3, the offense picked up, and the Yankees won with a total of 13 runs and six home runs. After Johnny Damon made a smart base-running play in the ninth inning, the Yankees scored the three runs that won the game. The Phillies didn’t lose the series because they won Game 5. Utley’s second two-home run game of the series helped them win.

With a win in Game 6, the Yankees won the World Series. In that game, Matsui hit his third home run of the series. He was named the series’ Most Valuable Player (MVP), making him the first player born in Japan to win the award and the first full-time designated hitter to do so. Matsui was the most valuable player of the series, even though he only started the three games that were played at Yankee Stadium. This is because there is no designated hitter position in NL ballparks.

During this World Series, many records were tied, extended, or broken, including the Yankees’ 27 team championships, Andy Pettitte’s 18 career postseason wins, Mariano Rivera‘s 11 career World Series saves, Chase Utley’s five home runs in a World Series, Ryan Howard’s 13 strikeouts in a World Series, and the most runs batted in in a single World Series game (Matsui with six).

Date	Score	Location	Attendance
28-Oct	Philadelphia Phillies – 6, New York Yankees – 1	Yankee Stadium	50,207
29-Oct	Philadelphia Phillies – 1, New York Yankees – 3	Yankee Stadium	50,181
31-Oct	New York Yankees – 8, Philadelphia Phillies – 5	Citizens Bank Park	46,061
1-Nov	New York Yankees – 7, Philadelphia Phillies – 4	Citizens Bank Park	46,145
2-Nov	New York Yankees – 6, Philadelphia Phillies – 8	Citizens Bank Park	46,178
4-Nov	Philadelphia Phillies – 3, New York Yankees – 7	Yankee Stadium	50,315

Game 1 at Yankee Stadium

Yogi Berra, a former Yankees catcher, and World War II veteran, was led to the mound by Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. A veteran of the Iraq War threw the ceremonial first pitch. Lee finished the game by giving up six hits and one unearned run. He struck out ten batters and didn’t walk any of the batters he faced.

Game 2 at Yankee Stadium

Pedro Martnez had not played in a postseason game against the Yankees since the 2004 American League Championship Series when he was on the Boston Red Sox and a longtime rival of the Yankees. Martnez left the game after Jerry Hairston Jr. and Melky Cabrera each got a hit to start the seventh inning. Mark Teixeira’s home run in the fourth inning tied the game, and Hideki Matsui’s home run in the sixth inning broke the tie. Rivera threw 39 pitches and got six outs, giving him his 38th save in the postseason and 10th in the World Series.

Game 3 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

The Phillies got on the board first with a home run by Jayson Werth. In the bottom of the second inning, a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly made the score 3–0. In the top of the fourth inning, after Mark Teixeira walked, Alex Rodriguez hit a deep ball down the right-field line. At first, it was thought to be a double, so Teixeira stayed at third base. MLB instant replay was used to look at the play. It showed that the ball had hit a camera on top of the wall, so the ball was called a two-run home run. This was Rodriguez’s first hit in the World Series. Two hits were made on Rodriguez. Rivera put an end to the game by getting the last two outs with just five pitches.

Game 4 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch, and Jeter scored. In the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies tied the game. When Teixeira was at bat, Damon stole second and third on the same play. This was possible because the defense moved away from Teixeira, leaving the base open. A number of news sources called this a “mad dash.” Mariano Rivera came in to save the game for the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth. He did this on eight pitches, which was his second save of the series.

Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

In the fourth inning, David Robertson kept the Phillies from scoring for the second time. Chase Utley’s fifth home run of the World Series tied Reggie Jackson’s record for most home runs in a World Series. Then, Phil Coke struck out Howard. This was Howard’s 12th strikeout of the series, which tied Willie Wilson’s record for most strikeouts in a World Series.

Game 6 at Yankee Stadium

The Yankees got on the board first when Alex Rodriguez walked to start the bottom of the second inning. Then, Hideki Matsui hit a two-run home run as the Yankees’ designated hitter. In the top of the third, Carlos Ruiz hit a triple for the Phillies, and Jimmy Rollins hit a sacrifice fly to score him. Matsui hit a single with the bases full in the bottom of the third, scoring Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon. This gave the Yankees a bigger lead. The game ended with a score of 7–3, giving the Yankees the World Series.

How many World Series appearances do the Yankees have?

The Yankees have made it to the World Series 40 times and won 27 of those times. In the last 20 years, the Bronx Bombers have only made it to the World Series twice (2003, 2009).

TEAM	SEASON	SERIES	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	SB	CS	BB	IBB	HBP	SO	GIDP	PA	TB	XBH	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
New York Yankees	2009	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	198	32	49	12	0	6	30	1	2	4	0	18	1	6	56	1	225	79	18	0.247	0.326	0.399	0.725
New York Yankees	2000	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	179	19	47	8	3	4	18	1	3	1	2	25	7	3	40	3	211	73	15	0.263	0.357	0.408	0.765
New York Yankees	1999	World Series	4	1	4	0	137	21	37	5	0	5	20	3	0	5	1	13	3	0	31	3	153	57	10	0.27	0.333	0.416	0.749
New York Yankees	1998	World Series	4	1	4	0	139	26	43	5	0	6	25	1	1	1	1	20	3	1	29	4	162	66	11	0.309	0.398	0.475	0.872
New York Yankees	1996	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	199	18	43	6	1	2	16	2	0	4	1	26	3	1	43	4	228	57	9	0.216	0.31	0.286	0.596
New York Yankees	1978	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	222	36	68	8	0	3	34	1	0	5	2	16	1	2	40	4	241	85	11	0.306	0.358	0.383	0.741
New York Yankees	1977	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	205	26	50	10	0	8	25	4	1	1	0	11	1	2	37	4	223	84	18	0.244	0.288	0.41	0.697
New York Yankees	1962	World Series	7	0.571	4	3	221	20	44	6	1	3	17	1	1	4	1	21	1	2	39	6	246	61	10	0.199	0.273	0.276	0.549
New York Yankees	1961	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	165	27	42	8	1	7	26	3	1	1	1	24	5	0	25	4	193	73	16	0.255	0.347	0.442	0.79
New York Yankees	1958	World Series	7	0.571	4	3	233	29	49	5	1	10	29	2	2	1	1	21	4	0	42	3	258	86	16	0.21	0.273	0.369	0.643
New York Yankees	1956	World Series	7	0.571	4	3	229	33	58	6	0	12	33	4	2	2	0	21	5	0	43	6	256	100	18	0.253	0.313	0.437	0.75
New York Yankees	1953	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	201	33	56	6	4	9	32	4		2	4	25	2	4	43	2	234	97	19	0.279	0.37	0.483	0.852
New York Yankees	1952	World Series	7	0.571	4	3	232	26	50	5	2	10	24	2		1	3	31	2	1	32	4	266	89	17	0.216	0.311	0.384	0.694
New York Yankees	1951	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	199	29	49	7	2	5	25	0		0	2	26	3	1	23	3	226	75	14	0.246	0.336	0.377	0.713
New York Yankees	1950	World Series	4	1	4	0	135	11	30	3	1	2	10	2		1	1	13	1	1	12	0	151	41	6	0.222	0.295	0.304	0.599
New York Yankees	1949	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	164	21	37	10	2	2	20	3		2	0	18	1	0	27	0	185	57	14	0.226	0.302	0.348	0.65
New York Yankees	1947	World Series	7	0.571	4	3	238	38	67	11	5	4	36	3		2	1	38	2	2	37	8	281	100	20	0.282	0.385	0.42	0.805
New York Yankees	1943	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	159	17	35	5	2	2	14	4		2	0	12	3	0	30	4	175	50	9	0.22	0.275	0.314	0.589
New York Yankees	1941	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	166	17	41	5	1	2	16	0		2	2	23	3	2	18	4	191	54	8	0.247	0.346	0.325	0.671
New York Yankees	1939	World Series	4	1	4	0	131	20	27	4	1	7	18	2		0	0	9	1	0	20	1	142	54	12	0.206	0.257	0.412	0.669
New York Yankees	1938	World Series	4	1	4	0	135	22	37	6	1	5	21	1		3	2	11	1	1	16	2	148	60	12	0.274	0.333	0.444	0.778
New York Yankees	1937	World Series	5	0.8	4	1	169	28	42	6	4	4	25	2		0	0	21	4	1	21	4	193	68	14	0.249	0.335	0.402	0.737
New York Yankees	1936	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	215	43	65	8	1	7	41	3		1	5	26	1	1	35	3	245	96	16	0.302	0.38	0.447	0.827
New York Yankees	1932	World Series	4	1	4	0	144	37	45	6	0	8	36	1		0	2	23	3	4	26	5	172	75	14	0.313	0.421	0.521	0.942
New York Yankees	1928	World Series	4	1	4	0	134	27	37	7	0	9	25	3		4	0	13	0	1	13	3	151	71	16	0.276	0.345	0.53	0.874
New York Yankees	1927	World Series	4	1	4	0	136	23	38	6	2	2	19	2		2	0	13	1	1	25	2	152	54	10	0.279	0.347	0.397	0.744
New York Yankees	1923	World Series	6	0.667	4	2	205	30	60	8	4	5	28	4		1	0	20	0	1	22	5	230	91	17	0.293	0.358	0.444	0.802